"Paradise Lost” author (6)
I believe the answer is:
milton
'paradise lost author' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for milton that I've seen before include "Blind poet of ` `Paradise Lost' '" , "Paradise Lost author" , "and 24: Town in Bucks" , "English poet (Lycidas)" , "Comus poet" .)